title: [Initial experience with laparoscopic adrenalectomy].
abstract: We present the first experience with laparoscopic adrenalectomy, which was in Slovakia introduced to the surgical practice on March 3, 1996. We analyse first seven patients who underwent completed laparoscopic adrenalectomy (five leftsided, two right-sided). Four patients had cortex adenoma (clinically 2 incidentalomas and 2 Cishing syndroma), three patients had cortex hyperplasia (clinically Conn syndroma). Average duration of operation was 120 minutes, there were no postoperative complications. Average postoperative hospital stay was 5 days. Our initial experiences are comparable with that of surgical departments which has more than two-years experiences. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a perfect method for the small adrenal tumors and it is better than traditional transabdominal approach.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgická klinika a Interná klinika IVZ, Nemocnica F.D. Roosevelta v Banskej Bystrici, Slovensko.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kothaj
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marko
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simkovic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobáková
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hrnciar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kompis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kreze
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Prvé skúsenosti s laparoskopickou adrenalektómiou.